Communications & Media

Strengthen Connections

Companies in the telecommunications and broadband industry are positioned for significant opportunity as innovative technologies evolve the business landscape—and state and federal funding incentivizes network deployment and adoption.

Expansive regulatory requirements, tax laws, and aggressive competition, however, can easily stand in the way of growth.

Navigate these developments with strategic business solutions to help you stay ahead of change and cohesively address your assurance, tax, and financial needs, federal and state compliance issues, and other challenges.

Trusted Industry Support

Customizing solutions for your business based on the regulated—or unregulated—environment in which you operate, our professionals can help you build a foundation for long-term success.

Regulated Telecommunications. Explore solutions for regulated organizations to streamline accounting processes, adopt effective compliance strategies and navigate evolving regulatory requirements, benchmark against industry peers, and more.
Broadband & ISP. Navigate compliance and technical challenges to expand operations as federal funding fuels efforts to grow high-speed internet access to underserved populations nationwide.

Solutions to Stay Ahead of Change

Discover how our services can help your business focus on what matters most: keeping your customers connected and engaged.

Stay Competitive

From regulatory changes to growing competition, your business will always face some form of uncertainty. How you manage these changes is key to stay competitive, increase efficiency, and operate your business to its full potential.

Leverage strategies to cultivate financial and operational strength including regulatory reporting and compliance, cost consulting and studies, financial forecasting, benchmarking, network provisioning, and more.

Prepare your business for unexpected challenges and stay profitable with our Telecommunications Consulting Practice.

Manage Transaction Taxes

Navigating the taxes and fees that apply to telecommunications, information services, and other revenues that vary by jurisdiction—regardless of whether providers are regulated or unregulated—is key to assess the tax impacts to your business and your customers. This can be an especially complicated task for businesses with numerous revenue streams and that must map taxes and fees.

Assess and reduce the risks posed by taxing and regulatory agencies with guidance from our professionals. Educating your business leaders on the nuances of industry tax implications, we can help you develop strategic tax plans that inform your business initiatives.

Stay compliant and work to increase your recovery amounts with our State & Local Tax, Voluntary Disclosure Agreements, and Sales & Use Tax Compliance Services.

Make Data-Driven Decisions

Managing multiple data sources and reports can drain time and resources, but customized management insight platforms can allow your team to leverage numerous data sets and track key performance indicators.

Transform traditional processes into a streamlined set of reports, dashboards, and analytic tools to help fully leverage your data and make better-informed decisions.

Stay ahead of the curve with financial forecasting and benchmarking and enhance your data analytics operations with our Business Intelligence & Dashboard Analytics Services.

Confidently Execute Deals

As the communications landscape evolves, sales and acquisitions continue to increase in frequency. It’s crucial to understand your current value compared to your competition.

Before engaging with investors, you should define your personal and business goals, as well as options for potential investments and their implications.

Prepare your business for any deal with our Transactions, Valuations, and Due Diligence Services and Private Equity Practice.

Protect Data and Assets

Telecommunications companies and their management teams are frequent targets of cyberattacks, with opportunities for cybercriminals to infiltrate your system and cause costly breaches increasing.

Testing your current systems can evaluate your safety levels and identify controls you need for further preventive measures.

Combat attacks on your business, assets, and data with our Cybersecurity Services.

Monitor Broadband Footprints

Accurate broadband location, availability, and subscription data is critical due to significant impacts on universal service funding and broadband grants and loans—with FCC reporting requirements applicable to all broadband providers.

Seeing your exact broadband footprint and identifying gaps in reporting resources can provide a distinct strategic advantage when paired with intelligence on both your competition’s deployment and the ability to estimate impacts on universal service support.

Prepare for your next builds, evaluate current and future availability challenges, and update existing FCC reporting with our Location & Mapping Integrity Services.

We’re All In

Companies across the telecommunications and broadband sector trust us with their business approach including:

Incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers
Fixed and wireless internet service providers
Mobile wireless providers
CATV and IPTV providers
Transport and backhaul providers
Industry associations

Explore Featured Resources

Telecommunication Seminar Series

Gain perspective and learn industry essentials in our courses developed specifically for telecommunications professionals.

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CPNI Training

Learn key strategies to safeguard your customers’ data at our customer proprietary network information (CPNI) training.

Expansive Industry Experience

More than 600 clients in communications & media.

More than 150 ILEC clients - Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier.

More than 115 professionals specializing in communications & media.

Deeply immersed within communications and media industry, our professionals have extensive knowledge of the nuanced operations of communications businesses. Our collaborative approach takes the time to understand the specifics of your business needs and strategically develop unique solutions contextualized among greater industry trends and activity.

Moss Adams has served the communications and media industry since 1957, guiding businesses as technologies rapidly transformed how we connect and learn. And we’ll be here for whatever the future holds.

Our clients aren’t the only industry leaders who look to us for guidance. We frequently collaborate with more than 50 influential industry organizations including the NTCA, WTA, and other national and state associations.

In addition, our Telecommunications Seminar Series has helped businesses navigate the unique environment in which telecommunications providers operate for more than 20 years. Our annual management conference also brings industry leaders together to explore the trends and developments that will shape the industry’s future.